Nonstop flight route between Wanaka, New Zealand and Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States:
Departure Airport:
(44°43'20"S by 169°14'44"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°18'15"N by 97°1'14"W)
Distance from WKA to ADM:
7,999.11 miles (12,873.29 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wanaka Airport (WKA), Wanaka, New Zealand and Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM), Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,999 miles (or 12,873 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Wanaka Airport and Ardmore Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Wanaka Airport and Ardmore Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKA / NZWF |
| Airport Name: | Wanaka Airport |
| Location: | Wanaka, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°43'20"S by 169°14'44"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Wanaka Town Board and Management Committee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1142 feet (348 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WKA |
| More Information: | WKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADM / KADM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°18'15"N by 97°1'14"W |
| Area Served: | Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ardmore |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADM |
| More Information: | ADM Maps & Info |
Facts about Wanaka Airport (WKA):
- The closest airport to Wanaka Airport (WKA) is Queenstown Airport (ZQN), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SW of WKA.
- Wanaka Airport (WKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Scheduled services were operated by Air New Zealand's 19 seater Beechcraft 1900D to Christchurch, this finished on 30 January 2013.
- The furthest airport from Wanaka Airport (WKA) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Wanaka Airport (meaning Wanaka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,283 miles (19,768 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
Facts about Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM):
- The furthest airport from Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport has an FAA staffed control tower, full instrumentation, parking for up to 100 commercial sized aircraft and over 36,000 sq ft.
- The closest airport to Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) is Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSW of ADM.
- The airport is on the site of Ardmore Army Air Field, later Ardmore Air Force Base.
- Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Ardmore Municipal Airport", another name for ADM is "Ardmore Industrial Airpark".
- Ardmore Municipal Airport covers 2,503 acres at an elevation of 777 feet.
- Because of Ardmore Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Ardmore Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- On April 22, 1966 American Flyers Flight 280 on approach to Ardmore crashed into a hill.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.27 miles (51.93 km) SW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand |     |
| 2 | 34.37 miles (55.31 km) S | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 65.04 miles (104.67 km) W | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 71.28 miles (114.71 km) NE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 79.37 miles (127.74 km) NE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 91.54 miles (147.32 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 95.18 miles (153.18 km) NNE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 95.28 miles (153.34 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 101.74 miles (163.74 km) ENE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 125.17 miles (201.43 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 138.22 miles (222.44 km) ENE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 160.20 miles (257.82 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 163.73 miles (263.50 km) NNE | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 183.94 miles (296.03 km) ENE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 184.01 miles (296.14 km) NNE | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,283.24 miles (19,767.91 km) NW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 2 | 12,265.00 miles (19,738.56 km) NW | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 3 | 12,234.21 miles (19,689.01 km) NNW | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 12,190.89 miles (19,619.29 km) NNW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,189.52 miles (19,617.09 km) WNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 6 | 12,174.03 miles (19,592.16 km) NNW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,153.71 miles (19,559.45 km) NW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,152.92 miles (19,558.18 km) NW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 9 | 12,142.44 miles (19,541.32 km) WNW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 10 | 12,100.52 miles (19,473.85 km) NNW | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 11 | 12,086.60 miles (19,451.45 km) NNW | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 12 | 12,081.27 miles (19,442.87 km) WNW | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 13 | 12,073.95 miles (19,431.10 km) WNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 14 | 12,064.55 miles (19,415.96 km) NW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 15 | 12,050.79 miles (19,393.81 km) NW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.33 miles (19.85 km) SSW | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 2 | 39.87 miles (64.16 km) NNE | Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 43.68 miles (70.30 km) SE | Eaker Field (DUA) | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 45.35 miles (72.98 km) SSE | North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 46.22 miles (74.39 km) SSW | Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) | Gainesville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 54.79 miles (88.17 km) WNW | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 69.91 miles (112.51 km) NNW | University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 72.89 miles (117.31 km) N | Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 76.79 miles (123.59 km) NW | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 78.67 miles (126.61 km) E | Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE) | Antlers, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 79.49 miles (127.93 km) NNW | Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 80.92 miles (130.23 km) ENE | McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 81.60 miles (131.32 km) WNW | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 82.11 miles (132.15 km) NNW | Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 82.24 miles (132.35 km) WNW | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,871.20 miles (17,495.45 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,678.25 miles (17,184.93 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,620.62 miles (17,092.19 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,606.99 miles (17,070.26 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,587.05 miles (17,038.16 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,567.38 miles (17,006.50 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,554.70 miles (16,986.11 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,552.27 miles (16,982.19 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,551.21 miles (16,980.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,538.33 miles (16,959.76 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,537.99 miles (16,959.20 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 12 | 10,536.82 miles (16,957.33 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,536.77 miles (16,957.24 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,529.29 miles (16,945.21 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,526.18 miles (16,940.20 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |